John Wallace Jones | |
Term Start: | 1854 |
Term End: | 1858 |
Predecessor: | Joseph Clinton Beall |
Successor: | Jonas Robeson |
Birth Date: | 31 March 1822 |
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Unit: | 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment |
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John Wallace Jones (March 31, 1822 - September 6, 1895) was an American judge.
Born in Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, Jones became a district judge in Caddo Parish and also served as the mayor of Shreveport from 1854 to 1858.[1] In addition to his civic career, Jones also served with distinction during the American Civil War as the Commanding Officer of Company K of the 19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment for the Confederacy. He died in Shreveport, Louisiana at the age of 73.